BigShell
Senior Member
Okay a little back story on this piece. I was browsing a regional auction from an auction house that deals in higher end guns, militaria, and western stuff. Had never bought from them but they had some really good stuff, seemed very professional. I came across this Steyr with a few zoomed out, generally unhelpful pics, but the description sounded like a nice honest non import example with the old "visible numbers match". It also mentioned a small dented area AROUND the waffenampt (singular).
I dropped a $600 bid with a 15% internet premium, which I was comfortable with, not having the rifle in hand. These WaA's have been peened to holy hell and back, and some of the bolt pieces have been straight up ground.
Is there any saving grace for this one? The stock set is nice, albeit not matching the action. But even that is suspect (stamped on the left side?????). RC with a swapped stock???
I dropped a $600 bid with a 15% internet premium, which I was comfortable with, not having the rifle in hand. These WaA's have been peened to holy hell and back, and some of the bolt pieces have been straight up ground.
Is there any saving grace for this one? The stock set is nice, albeit not matching the action. But even that is suspect (stamped on the left side?????). RC with a swapped stock???
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